This route takes you from Krabi Town to Tup Kaek, along Krabi´s most famous beaches. So start early and you will have enough time to enjoy each of the beaches. As the trip is not too far you may want to come back to your favorite spot.
Rents for motorbikes start at 180 Baht per day, depending on the duration of the lease. Cars start at 1.000 Baht per day.The car rentals are located at the airport. You can find Avis, Budget and Hertz as well as local companies such as Krabi Car Rent. Cars can also be rented with a chauffeur if you do not want to drive yourself. Most Travel Agencies also rent motorbikes or just ask at the front desk of your accommodation.
From Krabi Town you go to the junction of Maharat Road and Krabi road. You take Krabi Road and just follow it until the junction with H4034. Take a left and follow the road. Turn left at the PTT gasoline station to H4204. The sign directs you to Fossil Shell Beach. Follow the road, take a left at the roundabout until the road ends at Fossil Shell Beach. It is not worth paying the entrance fee to get to the fossils. Anyway it is a nice place to have a pick nick and see the vendors selling shells.
Why not have a coffee at Krisda Villa before going to Ao Nang
From Shell Fossil Beach you go back to the big roundabout in Ao Nam Mao. Turn left and follow H4203 to Ao Nang. turn left at the next t-junction and the road leads you through bustling Ao Nang. Pass Mac Donalds and the road takes a right bend and leads you along the beach to Nopparat Thara. Have lunch in one of Ao Nangs oldest restaurants Ao Nang Cuisine, they offer a culinary mix of Thai - Chinese Cuisine overlooking the ocean. Want to go scuba diving - check out Poseidon Dive Academy whilst you are in Ao Nang.
Nopparat Thara is rather quiet compared to Ao Nang and is frequented by Thais especially on the weekends. You find loads of food vendors along the road and Thais pick nicking on the beach. If you want to enjoy fresh seafood, stop at Krua Thara after Tsunami at the end of Nopparat Thara Beach. From there you you follow the road until you see the King Kobra Show on your right. Turn left opposite and follow the H4034 towards Nong Thale.
Just after Nong Thale you take a left towards Noppaarat 2 - Long Beach. A sign that reads Private Beach will guide you there. Here time stood still. There still is no electricity and power is only available at certain hours a day. Have some refreshments at one of the bungalow sites at Long Beach. Then take the road back up to the H4034 turn left and go to Kong Muang.
Klong Muang consists of three bays. the first one is the one that leads to the Royal Palace, the second is on Klong Muang Main Beach and the third one is in the bay at Sofitel Resort. Getting into Klong Muang take the dirt road down to Ruam Siam Restaurant and enjoy a snack down by the beach or take a massage right next door. For those of you who want some ice cold beer, why not stop at Paddy´s, Jo´s Kitchen or Sabai-Ba Bar at the beach.
From Klong Muang you follow the road towards the North and it will take you right to Tup Kaek. Here you find the fancy Hotels and Resorts. However, the beach is not private and you can go down any time just in front Sunset Resort. At the end of the road after Amari Resort there is a National Park from where you can hike to a secluded bay. The restaurants at all the resorts in Tup Kaek, except Phulay Bay, welcome walk-ins.
Going back to Krabi you have to take the same route. You go through Klong Muang, then you turn right and follow the road on H4034, which takes you back into Krabi Town.